Trojans drive past Eagles at DeTour

DeTOUR — Cedarville's home away from home continues to be a friendly place for them to play.

The Trojans cruised to a win for a second straight year at DeTour, routing Engadine 54-6 in a Bridge Alliance 8-man football game.

Trojans quarterback Bobby Krackowski was 13-of-15 passing for 191 yards and three TDs, and also ran for a 10-yard TD. Kaden Barbeaux, the Trojans' lone player this year through a co-op with DeTour, contributed 127 yards rushing on 17 carries and two TDs, while also catching four passes for 39 yards and one TD.

The Trojans improved to 4-0 overall, 3-0 Bridge Alliance, dealing Engadine (2-1, 2-1) its first loss. Cedarville also avenged its last defeat, which came against the Eagles in the regional finals last season.

"After a couple early turnovers in the red zone, I thought we showed good composure and responded very well," Cedarville coach Scott Barr said. "We have just about everybody back from last year's team and you could tell the kids were very motivated for this game. They've been waiting a long time for a chance to play Engadine again."

Both teams were slowed by early penalties and the Trojans turned the ball over twice inside the Eagles' 5-yard line.

After a shaky start, the Trojans took control and broke through with four scoring plays in the second quarter. Barbeaux scored on a 1-yard run and caught a 14-yard TD pass from Krackowski.

Victor Collins had a 11-yard TD run to get the Eagles within 14-6. A 2-point conversion attempt fell short as Dylan Formolo was stopped just short of the goal line.

The Trojans scored twice more just before halftime. Krackowski reached the end zone on a 10-yard run with 1:14 left and also threw a 45-yard scoring strike to Nick Ellis as time expired in the half. The Trojans led 26-6 at intermission.

"Cedarville's good, and quite frankly we didn't come ready to play," Engadine coach Lester Livermore said. "I think this is a better football team than we showed.

"We had too many mental errors and didn't show the aggressiveness you need to have against a team of that quality."

Todd Hecht returned the second half kickoff 70 yards for a TD. Barbeaux had a 6-yard TD run, Krackowski threw a 12-yard TD pass to Brad Causley, and Derek Griffin had a 17-yard TD run to cap the scoring.

The Trojans finished with 302 yards rushing on 38 carries. Hecht had 80 yards rushing on nine carries and added four catches for 33 yards.

Barbeaux led the Trojans with 11 tackles, while Hecht had 10 stops, and Dylan McDonald, Causley and Krackowski had eight apiece.

"Playing at DeTour is a unique atmosphere," Barr said. "The crowd was great once again, and we feel its the least we can do to have a game there every season."

Engadine travels to Rapid River on Sept. 21, while Cedarville visits Superior Central on Sept. 22.

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